Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

Zheng Juan was a little hesitant when she heard Li Weidong's proposal. She was simple-minded, and although Li Weidong's request was a little risky, she knew that if it could cure her adoptive mother and brother's eye disease, she was willing to try. Li Weidong saw her entanglement and continued, "By the way, about Guangming's eye problem, there was a child in our alley who had the same problem before, and he was cured after surgery."

Zheng Juan immediately raised her head, her eyes full of determination. Her biggest concern was her family, and she was willing to make every effort to treat Zheng Guangming. "Brother, I can try, but I have no experience and I'm afraid of delaying you." She gritted her teeth and said.

Hearing this, Li Weidong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Who doesn't know nothing at the beginning? I will arrange it for you first, and then you just need to transfer it." For a beautiful girl like Zheng Juan, even if he was willing, Li Weidong didn't dare to let her go to the countryside to collect local specialties. The risk was too great, and if things went wrong, he might not even be able to find her.

Zheng Juan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then tell me what to do, I'll listen to you!" Li Weidong then told Zheng Juan his plan in detail. In this plan, there is another key figure, Cai Xiaoguang. Cai Xiaoguang has a strong background, strong ability, and is an easy-going person. It is perfect for him to do this. Although Li Weidong has not formally talked to him, he is confident that he can convince Cai Xiaoguang.

After listening to Li Weidong's words, Zheng Juan, with her own wisdom, naturally understood that Li Weidong had provided her with a way to make a living. In fact, even without her, Zheng Juan, someone else could have completed this task. This made Zheng Juan even more grateful. He had helped her twice when she was in danger, and now he had given her a way to make a living. Zheng Juan really didn't know how to repay this kindness.

Zheng Juan looked at Li Weidong with some complicated emotions in her eyes, but she quickly concealed them. At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the door. Li Weidong and Zheng Juan looked back and saw Zheng Guangming pointing at Niu Meng and laughing. Niu Meng's face was covered with mud at some point, like a wet map.

Seeing the eyes of Li Weidong and Zheng Juan, Niu Meng quickly covered her face, smiled awkwardly, and ran to the pool to wash. Niu Meng is a girl who is sometimes quiet and sometimes very lively. She is easily impulsive when encountering things and often fights when she disagrees with others. She is simply a big child. Li Weidong shook his head and smiled, without saying much, and continued to explain things to Zheng Juan.

Since we are going to do local specialty business, we must take it seriously. Although Zheng Juan is only one of the links, she should at least have basic identification knowledge, otherwise it is easy to be cheated by others. For example, there is a saying that "seven taels are ginseng, eight taels are treasures" in the forest ginseng in Northeast China. As for the details of tying red ropes when carrying ginseng and using a sharp axe to peel off the bark of the nearest pine tree to make ginseng buns, Li Weidong did not elaborate. After all, he could not expect a grown-up girl to go deep in the mountains and forests to collect ginseng.

Li Weidong patiently taught Zheng Juan the identification knowledge bit by bit, and Zheng Juan listened very attentively, but she would occasionally glance at Li Weidong secretly. After talking for a while, Niu Meng and Zheng Guangming, who were outside the house, may have been tired from playing, and ran in to listen to Li Weidong's explanation. Li Weidong was dry-mouthed, and finally finished talking about the most important characteristics of local specialties and identification methods.

The next part was the question-and-answer session. To Li Weidong's surprise, Zheng Juan answered about seven questions correctly, while Niu Meng got five correct, which was good enough. In contrast, Zheng Guangming not only answered every question correctly, but also applied what he had learned to other situations. His performance surprised Li Weidong and Niu Meng. Zheng Juan had long been accustomed to her brother's intelligence. If the family's financial conditions allowed, she would definitely send Zheng Guangming to school.

Guangzipian is indeed a place where talented people come from. From Zheng Guangming to the Zhou brothers and sisters, they are all outstanding figures. However, unlike Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Rong, who are two ungrateful people, Zheng Guangming has a good character. In the TV series, in order not to drag down Zheng Juan and Zhou Bingkun, Zheng Guangming chose to become a monk after they got married. Whenever Zheng Juan encountered difficulties, she would always consult Zheng Guangming. Zheng Guangming was like Zheng Juan's magic needle, allowing her to rely on it in the face of difficulties and move forward firmly.

Seeing how smart Zheng Guangming was, Li Weidong loved him even more. "Xiao Zheng, take Guangming to the hospital for a checkup later. I'll pay for the medical expenses first and deduct them from your salary later." He interrupted Zheng Juan, squatted down and held Zheng Guangming's hand, "Guangming, you must remember that your mother and sister have paid a lot for you. When you grow up, you must be filial to them."

Zheng Guangming nodded vigorously and said seriously: "I understand that my mother and sister are the most precious people in my life, and I will never let them down." Li Weidong smiled slightly and gently stroked his hair. Educating children should be done in moderation, and too much nagging will be counterproductive. He glanced out the window. It was getting late and it was time to go. He knew that it was not convenient to stay here at night. He couldn't take up the only living space of the Zheng family and leave Zheng Juan with nowhere to sleep. In addition, his staying overnight might cause unnecessary gossip, and the neighbors might talk about it.

Before leaving, Li Weidong handed Zheng Juan a note and a roll of ten-yuan cash: "This is your starting capital. A man named Cai Xiaoguang will come to you in two days and he will give you guidance. If you encounter any problems, you can ask him for help. My address is on this note. If you are free, you can write to me." Zheng Juan looked at the thick roll of banknotes and pursed her lips. She felt that she owed Li Weidong more and more debt, and she really didn't know how to repay it.

After seeing Li Weidong finish speaking, Niu Meng also came over and handed a stack of change to Zheng Juan: "Sister, I didn't bring much money when I went out, you take it first." Zheng Juan hurriedly declined: "No, sister, I can't take your money." Niu Meng widened her eyes: "What's wrong with that? This money is not for you, it's for buying food for your mother and Guangming. Besides, since I call you sister, I naturally have the responsibility to take care of you." "But..." Zheng Juan wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Niu Meng. She stuffed the money into Zheng Juan's pocket and patted her.

"That's it. It's getting late now. We should go back. Don't walk alone at night again, okay?"

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Zheng Juan nodded gently, looking at Niu Meng with reluctance in her eyes. Finally, she gritted her teeth and said, "Sister, let me take you there. Once you leave, I don't know when we will meet again."

Niu Meng also felt a little lonely at the moment, and an idea came to her mind, but she did not agree immediately. Instead, she turned to Li Weidong for advice.

Li Weidong felt a little helpless when he saw the expectant eyes of the two women.

"Okay, stop looking at me like that, Zheng Juan. You can stay in the dormitory of the machinery factory tonight and come back tomorrow. But, Guangming..."

Zheng Guangming immediately said: "It's okay, Mom will be back soon."

"Then let's wait until Auntie comes back before we leave!"

Things in the world are often full of coincidences. Speak of the devil and he will appear. As soon as Li Weidong finished speaking, a white-haired old lady hobbled in from outside.

Zheng Juan's mother had met Niu Meng before, but it was the first time she met Li Weidong.

Zheng Juan did not hide what happened before from her mother, because she knew that she could not keep it a secret for long. It was the police station staff who sent them back that day. Not only Zheng's mother knew about it, but the neighbors also saw it. At noon, some rumors had begun to spread in the neighborhood, but no one dared to mention it in front of Zheng's mother and Zheng Juan, because everyone still had a trace of conscience in their hearts.

Zheng Juan accidentally learned about this, but she did not deliberately explain it to her neighbors. After all, she couldn't stare at other people's mouths all day. In front of her mother, the neighbors still maintained a trace of respect.

Zheng's mother was very happy to see Li Weidong. She held his hand tightly and thanked him repeatedly. If Zheng Juan really met with misfortune, the family would be in trouble. Li Weidong just proposed to leave because he was worried that Zheng's mother would be as emotional as she was now.

However, he had to listen to the elders' words. In the end, it was Zheng Juan who came to his rescue and told him that they had important things to do and had to go back. Only then did Zheng's mother let Li Weidong go.

As for Zheng Juan's proposal to sleep with Niu Meng, Zheng's mother did not object. She thought it was a way of expressing gratitude and repaying a favor. It's just that the space at home is very small, otherwise she even hoped that Li Weidong and Niu Meng could spend the night here.

Mother Zheng watched Li Weidong, Zheng Juan and Niu Meng leave until their backs disappeared in the golden sunlight, and then she reluctantly returned home. Since her husband passed away, the Zheng family rarely saw guests, because of their poor family background, few people were willing to have too much contact with them.

Zheng's mother knew this very well, so she was especially grateful to Li Weidong and Niu Meng. She would always remember those who lent a helping hand in difficult times and did not despise their poverty.

"Yes, yes, that's it. Thank you for your help."

"It's okay, Master Li, just wait a moment, the call will be disconnected soon."

"Ok!"

Li Weidong was not polite and poured himself a glass of water after sitting down. After returning to the factory, he immediately went to the duty room and asked the staff on duty to help him call Cai Xiaoguang. As a guest who was personally instructed by the factory director to be treated well, the staff on duty naturally would not refuse.

The worker on duty picked up the phone and started dialing. In those days, it was not difficult to find a specific phone number in the city. You just need to contact the telephone company, tell the name of the person you want to find, and the operator will help you connect the call. Of course, this is based on the premise that the other party has a phone.

After talking on the phone for a few minutes, the worker on duty turned to Li Weidong and said, "Master Li, the call is connected."

Li Weidong stood up quickly and answered the phone. "Hello, Comrade Xiaoguang? This is Li Weidong. I have something to discuss with you. Are you free now?"

"That's great, see you later!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Weidong turned around, shook the hand of the worker on duty, and said gratefully: "Comrade, thank you very much. I am really sorry to bother you."